The Bengal borderland: beyond state and nation in South Asia /
Willem Van Schendel.
- London : Anthem, 2005.
- viii, 429 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
- Anthem South Asian studies .
Studying borderlands Partition studies Radcliffe's fateful line A patchwork border Securing the territory Defiance and accommodation The flow of goods Narratives of border crossing Migrants, fences and deportation Rebels and bandits 'Rifle Raj' and the killer border Nation and borderland Conclusion: Beyond state and nation.